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Offline Bill_the_Bear

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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #470 on: 05 August 2013, 11:36 »
The stick was slotted over to the left (or was it the right?) of D, assured by the dealer before I set off that this was full manual control with override only kicking in if you were in danger of frigging the car with an attempted change. I expected the car to let me change up and down as I saw fit in this mode.

I would too!  Must have been faulty. :sad:

EDIT:
Apparently in this mode it will down shift if you activate the kick down button by flooring the accelerator so might have been to do with that?
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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #471 on: 05 August 2013, 11:42 »
The stick was slotted over to the left (or was it the right?) of D, assured by the dealer before I set off that this was full manual control with override only kicking in if you were in danger of frigging the car with an attempted change. I expected the car to let me change up and down as I saw fit in this mode.

I would too!  Must have been faulty. :sad:

Maybe ECO mode overrides manual after a short while because the car decides you are not driving it economically and maybe NORMAL/SPORT leave you to it? I think I was initially in ECO mode.
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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #472 on: 05 August 2013, 11:44 »
Maybe ECO mode overrides manual after a short while because the car decides you are not driving it economically and maybe NORMAL/SPORT leave you to it? I think I was initially in ECO mode.

Sadly I couldn't get a test drive in a DSG, but I will be sure to check this when mine arrives!

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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #473 on: 06 August 2013, 10:16 »
Maybe ECO mode overrides manual after a short while because the car decides you are not driving it economically and maybe NORMAL/SPORT leave you to it? I think I was initially in ECO mode.

Sadly I couldn't get a test drive in a DSG, but I will be sure to check this when mine arrives!

I'd be really interested in a DSG review (assuming you get yours before I get mine!!!!).

This will be my first 'Auto' and I really hope I like it, but I do think it'll take a few weeks or even months to get used to. I'm not sure a one-off test dirve would be enough to fully evaluate it, so I haven't bothered...
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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #474 on: 06 August 2013, 10:22 »
I'd be really interested in a DSG review (assuming you get yours before I get mine!!!!).

Certainly.

Not sure what chance I have of getting mine before you though, I'm currently stuck in ground hog day where VW forever assure me (and a few others) that I will get a confirmed BW next week

No seriously, this time they are almost definitely certain that its highly likely that there will probably, maybe be a confirmed date next week... or the week after, but that is the absolute latest it will probably be (maybe)!

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Re: New GTI Reviews?
« Reply #475 on: 06 August 2013, 12:58 »
I'd be really interested in a DSG review (assuming you get yours before I get mine!!!!).

Not sure what chance I have of getting mine before you though, I'm currently stuck in ground hog day where VW forever assure me (and a few others) that I will get a confirmed BW next week

No seriously, this time they are almost definitely certain that its highly likely that there will probably, maybe be a confirmed date next week... or the week after, but that is the absolute latest it will probably be (maybe)!

That cracked me up!!!... So that's a "Definite Maybe then?"...  :grin:
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Re: MK7 golf and GTI Links thread
« Reply #476 on: 09 August 2013, 13:53 »
http://youtu.be/V8KzVlaJygQ
 :grin: got to be craigW off here,he is either getting very excited towards the end or he needs to get a bit fitter :laugh:
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Re: MK7 golf and GTI Links thread
« Reply #477 on: 09 August 2013, 13:55 »
http://youtu.be/V8KzVlaJygQ
 :grin: got to be craigW off here,he is either getting very excited towards the end or he needs go get a bit fitter :laugh:

It is him, he's posted this in another thread  :laugh:
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Re: MK7 golf and GTI Links thread
« Reply #478 on: 09 August 2013, 13:57 »
http://youtu.be/V8KzVlaJygQ
 :grin: got to be craigW off here,he is either getting very excited towards the end or he needs go get a bit fitter :laugh:

Haha, yeah I noticed the puffing and panting at the end from holding the phone/camera! :grin:
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Re: MK7 golf and GTI Links thread
« Reply #479 on: 09 August 2013, 13:58 »
http://youtu.be/V8KzVlaJygQ
 :grin: got to be craigW off here,he is either getting very excited towards the end or he needs go get a bit fitter :laugh:

Haha, yeah I noticed the puffing and panting at the end from holding the phone/camera! :grin:

Was that the reason for the panting?  :lipsrsealed: :laugh:
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